Carla has already written 10 pages of a novel. she plans to write 15 additional pages per month until she is finished. write and solve a linear equation to find the total number of pages written at 5 months

Linear Equation: 15m+10=w

15 pages written for every month for 5 months plus the 10 pages she has already written is equal to the total number of pages written in 5 months.

m = number months written. In this case, it is 5 months.

w = number of pages written in 5 months

15 (5) + 10=w

75+10=w

85 pages written=w

Carla will have written 85 pages in 5 months.